Evaluation of Development Policy and Modernization of Vocational and Technical Education

Abstract

Turkey attaches importance to vocational and technical education in order to create high added value in its economy, to increase its international competitiveness, to develop, produce and use advanced technology and to train qualified manpower. For this reason, it shapes the vocational and technical education policies in this direction and tries to create the infrastructure for providing qualified vocational and technical education. In this area, it is important to identify problems and produce solutions. It is aimed to improve vocational and technical education and bring it to a modern level in order to train a workforce with qualifications that can be employed both nationally and internationally, necessary legal regulations are made and policies are developed. It is possible to see the efforts made to improve vocational and technical education and make it qualified both in legal regulations, government programs, development programs, National Education Councils and in the 2023 vision document. In this study; Vocational and technical education policies in Turkey have been discussed together with the historical process, the developments in vocational and technical education have been examined, the physical competencies and equipment (machinery, equipment, materials) of workshops and laboratories, which are practice environments in vocational and technical education schools, have been examined from the perspective of teachers and obtained. As a result of the findings, solution suggestions were made.